1986 East German general election

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 8 June 1986. 500 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 703 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 203 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 16 June, the Volkskammer re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the Council of State.

1986 East German general election

8 June 1986
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	99.74% ( 0.54pp)
Leader Erich Honecker Party SED Alliance National Front Leader since 3 May 1971 Seats won 127 Seat change 0
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Willi Stoph SED Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph SED

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
National Front	Socialist Unity Party of Germany	12,392,094	99.94	127	0
	Free German Trade Union Federation			61	–7
	Christian Democratic Union			52	0
	Liberal Democratic Party of Germany			52	0
	National Democratic Party of Germany			52	0
	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany			52	0
	Free German Youth			37	–3
	Democratic Women's League of Germany			32	–3
	Cultural Association of the GDR			21	–1
	Peasants Mutual Aid Association			14	New
Against		7,512	0.06	–	–
Invalid/blank votes		2,407	–	–	–
Total		12,402,013	100	500	0
Registered voters/turnout		12,434,444	99.74	–	–
Source: IPU (votes)

See also

• List of Volkskammer members (9th election period)

References

General

• Peter W. Sperlich. Oppression and Scarcity: The History and Institutional Structure of the Marxist-Leninist Government of East Germany and Some Perspectives on Life in a Socialist System. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. 2006. p. 46.
• Richard Felix Staar. Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe. Fifth Edition. California: Hoover Institution Press. 1988. p. 104.